By Marquis Cooley | Sports Editor
In a shocking turn of events, No. 2 seed Baylor women’s basketball were upset by No. 10 seed University of South Dakota 61-47, Sunday night in the Ferrell Center, giving the Bears their earliest exit in the NCAA Tournament since a second-round loss to sixth-seeded University of Pittsburgh in 2008. The Bears had won 66 straight non-conference home games as well as 17 consecutive NCAA Tournament games at the Ferrell Center before tonight.
“They’re a good team,” senior forward Caitlin Bickle said. “If we had played our best game, our best Baylor basketball, without a doubt I think we could have won.